A review by luftschlosseule
Weird Dream Society: An Anthology of the Possible & Unsubstantiated in Support of RAICES, by Kathrin Köhler, Nathan Ballingrud, Sofia Samatar, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Michael J. DeLuca, A.C. Wise, Matthew Kressel, Steve Toase, Julie C. Day, Sarah Read, Carina Bissett, Gemma Files, Gregory Norman Bossert, Nin Harris, A.T. Greenblatt, Premee Mohamed, Jordan Kurella, James Patrick Kelly, Emily Cataneo, Christopher Brown, Karen Bovenmyer, Chip Houser, Marianne Kirby
4.0
trigger warning
A child ascending to goodhood in a pyramid. A guy during a pandemic, patting his cat. Somebody on the run, a ghost: All this and much more you can find in this short story collection.
This is a perfect example for speculative fiction short stories in the sense that you won't know what you'll be getting. Some stories could be contemporary, some are set in the distant future, some in a setting that feels like the past but could be another planet. You don't know. You have to look and see.
We have single people, parents, enbies, white folk and people from all over the globe, which I liked a lot. Some stories appealed more to me than others, but there was not one I actively disliked. In more than one case I was upset at the ending, because I wanted more. I would have read hundreds of pages by that author on that setting and these people.
On top of this, the proceeds from this anthology go, at least in some part, to RAICES, an organisation that works on human rights for every human being. So it's a win all over. You get a way to look into different authors, get some weird tales, and give something in return, more than the usual support to the creators, but to another good cause.
I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Spoiler
child abandonment, gore, internment, domestic violenceA child ascending to goodhood in a pyramid. A guy during a pandemic, patting his cat. Somebody on the run, a ghost: All this and much more you can find in this short story collection.
This is a perfect example for speculative fiction short stories in the sense that you won't know what you'll be getting. Some stories could be contemporary, some are set in the distant future, some in a setting that feels like the past but could be another planet. You don't know. You have to look and see.
We have single people, parents, enbies, white folk and people from all over the globe, which I liked a lot. Some stories appealed more to me than others, but there was not one I actively disliked. In more than one case I was upset at the ending, because I wanted more. I would have read hundreds of pages by that author on that setting and these people.
On top of this, the proceeds from this anthology go, at least in some part, to RAICES, an organisation that works on human rights for every human being. So it's a win all over. You get a way to look into different authors, get some weird tales, and give something in return, more than the usual support to the creators, but to another good cause.
I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.